Peninsulas Health Care Corporation

Details

Name :

Peninsulas Health Care Corporation

Address  :

PO Box 2800
Tilley’s Road

Town  :

Clarenville

State  :

Newfoundland

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

A0E 1J0

Phone  :

709 466 5863

Fax  :

709 466 1623

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Pathology Lab
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • Pathology

Description

Mission Statement
To provide quality health care for patientsresidents and their families

Background
In February 1995 the Peninsulas Health Care Corporation PHCC Board of Trustees was formed to administer health care institutions on the Bonavista Peninsula the Burin Peninsula and the Clarenville area In January 1996 the Peninsulas Health Care Corporation assumed responsibility for the delivery of institutional health services in the region

PHCC services a population of 57000 residents throughout 161 communities The Corporation has an annual budget of approximately 60 million and has over 1000 employees The organization has been received a threeyear accreditation from the Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation in 1998 and in 2001
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